Attachment for shoes for golf and other sports



Feb. 6, 1934. E. D. FAGELSON 1,946,396

ATTACHMENT FOR SHOES FOR GOLF AND OTHER SPORTS Filed July 5, 1933 Patented Feb. 6, 1934 uurrso STATES ATTACHMENT FOR SHOES FOR GOLF AND OTHER SPORTS Edward D. Fagelson, Atlanta, Ga.

Application July 5, 1933. Serial No. 679,132 4 Claims. (01. 36-7.,6)

. My invention relates to an attachment for studs 3, riveted or otherwise attached to the two readily converting an ordinary shoe into a. golf shoe, or the like. It comprises a shoe-sole plate and a separate heel plate, connected one to the other by slidable fastening means operable so that by drawing up or tightening said means the sole-plate and also the heel-plate will be drawn into position in relation to the sole and the heel of a shoe and held by said means to the shoe 7 and to the foot of the wearer.

Another object is to provide a construction in which the heel plate of the attachment may be readily removed and replaced by another that will more nearly conform to the size of the heel of the shoe worn by the golfer, whether a man or a woman. This is important because the heels of golf shoes vary greatly in dimensions, and for safety and comfort to the wearer of the attachment the heel plate should conform as near as possible to the dimension of the heel of the shoe worn. By making the heel plate as a separate unit and providing means for its ready connection to the sole-plate of the attachment, the heel-plate best suited for the attachment can be supplied at the golf link or course for the convenience and comfort of the golfer, and thus avoid the necessity of providing a larger number of complete attachments, each consisting of a sole-plate and a heel-plate, and also avoid the necessity of the merchant keeping a larger number of the complete attachments in stock, thus resulting in saving considerable expense to the merchant.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear the invention consists in the features hereinafter particularly described and then sought to be clearly defined by the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe with the attachment applied; l

Figure 2 is a bottom plan View of the sole-plate and the heel-plate and illustrating means for connecting one with the other and for securing the two plates to a sole and heel of a shoe;

Figure 3 is a sectional detail on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the heel plate and means for its attachment to the heel of a shoe.

In the drawing the numeral 1 designates the plate for the sole of a shoe, and 2 the-plate for the heel. The sole-plate and heel plate are each provided with any desired number of gripping plates. The sole-plate is provided near the toe of the plate with side clamps 4 adapted to grip the opposite sides of a shoe sole 5 and also provided with side clamps 6 disposed at the opposite end of the sole plate and forming a part of two pivotal members or levers 7 pivotally connected at one end to the sole plate by pivots 8 which may also constitute'gripping studs. The free ends of the members or levers 6 are each connected to a strap 9 or other suitable means so that when the straps are pulled on, the two levers will be moved from the positions shown in dotted lines in Figure 2 to the positions shown in full lines in the same figure, thereby bringing the clamps 6 into clamping engagement with the opposite edges of the shoe-sole as indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawing and thus securing the plate to the shoe sole. The free ends of straps 9 are connected to rings 10 or their equivalents, and one ring will be connected to the other by a two-part strap 11, one part of which will be provided with a buckle 12, and the other with holes 13, 'to receive the tongue of the buckle so that upon tightening the strap '11, the straps 9 will be drawn one towards the other, and the levers 7 will be turned on their pivots so as to swing the clamps 6 into engagement with the edges of the shoe sole.

The heel-plate 2 is formed with an upstanding semi-circular shaped collar or band 14 adapted 5 to fit about the heel 15 of the shoe to which the attachment is applied and is held in place preferably by straps 16 connected at one end to the rings 10 to which the strap 9 and strap 11 are connected so that by tightening strap 11 the heelplate will be drawn into position and held in place, as will be obvious. As theheels to womens shoes as well as to mens shoes are not always of the same dimensions and it is desirable always to have the bands or collars of the heel plate to fit with reasonable snugness to the heel of the shoe with which the attachment is used, both for comfort and for safety, I make provision for selection of a heel plate that will best conform to the size of heel of the shoe to which to be applied, and 100 also provide for drawing and holding the selected heel in relatively snug relationship to the heel of the shoe. This is effected by making the heelplate as an independent unit so that it may be connected with and disconnected from the sole- 5 plate asconditions and occasion may require. With that in view I make each of the straps 16 in two parts, one part being provided with a buckle 1 7 and the other part formed with holes to receive the tongue of the buckle, for instance as 110 illustrated in Figure 2, so that the heel-plate may be readily detached and replaced with another plate conforming to the size of the heel of the shoe with which the attachment is to be used. This obviates the necessity of keeping a larger stock of combined shoe sole and heel-plates on hand, and also makes it possible for the golfer to change from one size heel plate to another to suit the size of heel to the shoe that is worn. This is a great convenience to the golfer and saves considerable expense, whether the golfer be a man or woman.

I have illustrated and described the preferred means for the purpose stated but am not confined to the specific means illustrated.

The heel plate may be formed with openings 18 between the lower edge of the heel plate collar or band and the heel plate itself, for clearance of material that may accumulate on the plate; and the collar or band may be in one piece with the plate 2, or it may be made with dove-tailed tongues 19 adapted to fit in corresponding recesses formed in one face of the heel-plate as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4, and welded or otherwise secured to the plate.

While the attachment' has been described for use in connection with golf shoes it is obvious that it has advantages in connection with other sport-shoes. It will also be understood that the details of the various parts may be more or less changed without departing from the essential features as sought to be defined within the terms and scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits what I claim is:

1. An attachment for golf and other shoes, comprising a plate for attachment to'the sole of a shoe, levers pivotally connected to the soleplate and provided with flanges disposed to engage oppositely disposed edges of a shoe sole when the levers are rotated, a heel-plate for attachment to the heel of a'shoe, flexible straps attached at one end to free ends of said levers, other flexible straps attached at one end to the heel-plate, the adjacent ends of the sole-plate straps being connected to adjacent ends of the heel-plate straps, and means connecting the adjacent ends of one set of straps with adjacent ends of the other set, to rotate the levers to bring their flanges into gripping engagement with opposite disposed side edges of a shoe-sole to which attached and simultaneously secure the heel-plate to the heel of the shoe.

2."An attachment for golf and other shoes, comprising a plate for attachment to the sole of a shoe, levers pivotally connected to the sole-plate and provided with flanges disposed to engage opposite edges of a shoe-sole when the levers are rotated in relation to each other, flexible straps having adjacent ends connected to free ends of said levers and disposed in such relation to each other that a lengthwise pull on the straps will draw the free ends of the levers'towards each other and cause their flanges to grip opposite edges of the sole of a shoeto which attached, and means for securing the straps in position for holding the flanges of the levers in gripping engagement with the sole of the shoe to which attached.

3. An attachment for golf and other shoes,

comprising a plate for attachment to the sole of a shoe,'levers pivotally connectecf to the sole-plate and provided with flanges disposed to engage oppositely disposed edges of a shoe-sole upon actuation of the levers to carry the flanges'into said engagement, means for securing said levers in position to hold its flanges in said engagement, a plate for attachment to the shoe-heel, means connecting the heel-plate with the means for securing the sole-plate in position and serving also to hold the heel-plate in position and including a separable fastening permitting the heel-plate to be detached and replaced with another heel-plate.

4. An attachment for golf and other shoes, comprising a plate for attachment to the sole of ashoe, levers pivotally connected to the soleplate and provided with flanges disposed to engage oppositely disposed edges of a shoe-sole when the levers are rotated, a heel-plate for attachment to the heel of a shoe, flexible straps attached at one end to free ends of said levers, other flexible straps attached atone end to the heelplate by separable fastenings permitting detachment of the heel-plate and its replacement with another heel-plate, means "connecting the adjacent ends of one set of straps with adjacent ends of the other set, to rotate the levers to bring their flanges ir'ito gripping engagement with opposite disposed edges of'a shoe-sole to which attached and also secure the heel-plate to the heel of the shoe.

EDWARD D. FAGELSON. 

